MARBLEHOLICS.COM LIVE AUCTION #49
MARCH 16, 2003 AT 5PM PACIFIC/8PM EASTERN

 

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Lot 1
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

Awesome bear sulphide by Ray with great detail and a wonderful depiction of a bear walking up the rocks new to a river.  Unsigned

Size 2" Mint +9.8
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 2
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous triple twist blue spiral in crystal clear glass.  Wonderful pattern with a very thin spiral of blue.

Size 5/8" Mint 9.5
Value $12-25 Open at 6

Lot 3
German Handmade-Divided Core

Very pretty red, white and blue three banded divided core that shows a couple of bruises and hits that do not detract.

Size 3/4" Nearmint -8.2
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 4
Contemporary Handmade-Davis Glass

Very pretty onionskin pattern from Steve with many colors in a great pattern and signed "Steve Davis03"

Size 1 1/2" Mint +9.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 5
Vitro Agate Company-Swirl

Wonderful six color Vitro shooter with a nice pattern and great coloring.  marble shows some minor ticks.

Size 31/32" Nearmint 8.5
Value $10-20 Open at 5

Lot 6
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Very nice looking Zebra with plenty of aventurine.  Nice bands, great pattern and marbles only shows a few small ticks.

Size 19/32" Nearmint 8.6
Value $15-30 Open at 7

Lot 7
Contemporary Handmade-Matt Potter

A wonderful contemporary Popeye from Matt.  Marble shows a red, powder blue and burgundy corkscrew pattern with the best wispy white I have ever seen in a contemporary piece.  Awesome marble signed "Potter"

Size 23/32" Mint +9.8
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 8
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous corkscrew showing a wonderful pastel green with orange that bleeds to colors that appear to include red and yellow.  Very odd and beautiful corkscrew.

Size 5/8" Nearmint +8.8
Value $25-50 Open at 12

Lot 9
German Handmade-Lined Crock/Jasper

A wonderful pair of Jasper marbles.  Both show the green and blue on white in great patterns.

Size 9/16"-5/8" Mint -9.0
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 10
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

An odd and very nice Ca swirl with red, ruddy red and green.  Marble shows to clear "eyes" in this great pattern.

Size 5/8" Nearmint +8.7
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 11
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

This is a gorgeous corkscrew.  Marble shows a white snake in crystal clear glass.  Wonderful thing about this marble is that right over the white snake is a very thin layer of blue that follows the cork perfectly.  One tiny tick.

Size 5/8" Nearmint +8.9
Value $25-50 Open at 12

Lot 12
Contemporary Handmade-George Pavliscak

Gorgeous enamel from George with a wonderful green swirl pattern laced with lutz.  gorgeous marble in crystal clear glass and signed "GMP2"

Size 13/16" Mint +9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 13
German Handmade-China

A wonderful Bullseye China showing a red, green and blue Bullseye.  Marble is a nice size.

Size 25/32" Min- 9.1
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 14
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Gorgeous multi color swirl from Fritz with yellow and green on a gorgeous blue base.  Awesome pattern and great detail in this wonderful marble signed "Fritz 2002"

Size 1 9/16" Mint +9.9
Value $50-100 Open at 25

Lot 15
Peltier Glass Company-Rainbo

Two nice Rainbo's from Peltier Glass.  Both show green ribbons on a white base and come in a great size.

Size 15/16" Nearmint 8.6
Value $10-20 Open at 5

Lot 16
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

Classic Popeye showing red and yellow corkscrew with clear and loads of wispy white.  Very nice marble with a couple of small ticks in a great size.

Size 11/16" Nearmint +8.8
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 17
Contemporary Handmade-Ken Rosenfeld

Gorgeous marble showing one Lutz band, one red band and a murrini cap on either pole.  Marble shows a slight flat spot on either pole due to the caps and is unsigned.

Size 1 3/16" Mint +9.8
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 18
German Handmade-Indian Swirl

Nice and large Indian that some cowboy got a hold of.  Great pattern and colors.  marble was surely played with and well loved.

Size 15/16" Good +7.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 19
Champion Agate Company-Swirl

Gorgeous Champion with the colors of a burnt Liberty Swirl.  Marble shows red, brown and blue swirls on a white base.  Very pretty with a small bruise and a couple of small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.6
Value $5-10 Open at 2

Lot 20
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

incredible coverage on this very hard to find marble from AA.  The wonderful Blueblood showing a very wide band of oxblood over a blue corkscrew on a translucent white base.  Marble shows several very small ticks with some bruising and subsurface fractures in the white.

Size 5/8" Good +7.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 21
Contemporary Handmade-Phil McGlothlin

Gorgeous Submarine style marble with lutz from Phil showing green swirls in amber glass with white and lutz.  Very nice marble signed "Mac"

Size 15/16" Mint +9.9
Value $25-50 Open at 12

Lot 22
German Handmade-Divided Core

Gorgeous three banded divided core with great coloring and tight bands.  Marble shows a couple of small bruises, chips and ticks.

Size 1" Nearmint -8.2
Value $45-90 Open at 22

Lot 23
Marble King, Inc.-Ribbon

I have no idea what to call this, but it is one of the prettiest MK I have seen.  Shows a gorgeous pattern of teal blue and purple on a white base.

Size 9/16" Nearmint +8.9
Value $10-20 Open at 5

Lot 24
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

WOW!  Gorgeous electric yellow slag from CA.  One of the very hard to find colors for a CA slag.  Very bright electric base in a great pattern showing a  handful of small ticks.

Size 9/16" Nearmint -8.3
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 25
Contemporary Handmade-Eddie Seese

Large and wonderful swirl from Eddie Seese.  Marble shows a wonderful rainbo of surface strands as well as a lutz auger running through the center of the marble.  Wonderful marble signed "FES02"

Size 1 7/8" Mint +9.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20

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Lot 26
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Very nice two color, triple twist corkscrew from AA.  marble shows yellow and red corkscrew in an awesome pattern with one tiny blow out.

Size 3/4" Mint -9.0
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 27
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Wonderful lobed swirl from Fritz showing a gorgeous pattern with blue and green as well as transparent green.  Signed "Fritz2002"

Size 1 9/16" Mint +9.9
Value $50-100 Open at 25

Lot 28
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Gorgeous deep purple slag with a wonderful pattern and showing only a couple of tiny ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint +8.8
Value $10-20 Open at 5

Lot 29
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Set of three seemingly same run corkscrews with yellow corks on a bluish gray base glass.  All three fluoresce under black light.  Bidding ion the group.

Size 5/8" Nearmint +8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 30
Contemporary Handmade-Bob Powers

A wonderful Vortex from Docbead.  Marble shows an unusual and gorgeous pattern going deep inside the marbles.  Wonderful work signed "BP02"

Size 1 1/16" Mint +9.8
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 31
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Nice lemon/lime from Peltier with green bands on a yellow base.  Marble shows overall light wear.

Size 9/16" Nearmint -8.1
Value $15-30 Open at 7

Lot 32
German Handmade-English Solid Core

Gorgeous English solid core with alternating salmon and yellow subsurface bands surrounding a jelly type white solid core.

Size 11/16" Nearmint 8.6
Value $25-50 Open at 12

Lot 33
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Stunning electric red slag with the most incredible coloring I have ever seen.  Wonderful marble with very pattern.

Size 11/16" Mint -9.0
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 34
Contemporary Handmade-Davis Glass

Wonderful aventurine Joseph's Swirl from Davis Glass.  Aventurine separates each band of color in this very nice marble.  Have no idea which brother made it as this is one of two I have ever seen that was unsigned.

Size 1 1/2" Mint +9.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 35
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful tri-color corkscrew with red, very little white and tons of gorgeous cobalt blue.

Size 21/32" Nearmint +8.8
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 36
German Handmade-Onionskin

Pretty in Pink onionskin with pink and white.  Great condition with one tiny tick.

Size 9/16" Nearmint +8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 37
Contemporary handmade-Jody Fine

Wonderful three layer swirl from Jody with vibrant colors and a great pattern as always.  Marble is unsigned.

Size 1 5/8" Mint +9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 38
Vitro Agate Company-Patch

Nice looking Vitro patch with a thin line of green aventurine in two areas on the marble.  Shows a few small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.6
Value $10-20 Open at 5

Lot 39
Contemporary handmade-Ray Laubs

Wonderful marsh mallow swirl with stretched glass in a corkscrew pattern.  Large marble is signed with Rays new signature cane.

Size 1 15/16" Mint +9.8
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 40
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Nice looking Zebra with modest aventurine in the black.  Nice pattern.  Does show a handful of small ticks.

Size 9/16" Nearmint  -8.3
Value $15-30 Open at 7

Lot 41
Christensen Agate Company-Striped Opaque

Gorgeous striped opaque with muddled colors on a gorgeous blue base.  Colors look gray with a small amount of darker blue.  Awesome pattern and only two tiny ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint +8.8
Value $50-100 Open at 25

Lot 42
Contemporary Handmade-George Pavliscak

Wonderful dugg peewee from George.  Fun marble that is undersized, even for a peewee.  Signed "GP"

Size 7/16" Mint +9.9
Value $15-30 Open at 7

Lot 43
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous three color corkscrew showing wonderful shades of green and blue on a white base.  I love this color combo.  Marble shows a couple of small hits and two thin fractures.

Size 11/16" Nearmint -8.0
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 44
Contemporary Handmade-Victor Ganzel

Gorgeous Blue Matrix swirl from Victor.  Wonderful coloring and pattern.  Marble shows like a skid mark on one side that must be from a tool or something, but does not distract from its beauty what so ever.  Signed "V3 02"

Size 1 7/16" Mint +9.7
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 45
Peltier Glass Company-Slag

Wonderful pattern in a classic style for the slags made at Peltier Glass.  Wonderful feathering is the signature to the slag that is harder to find, yet easiest to identify.

Size 5/8" Nearmint +8.8
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 46
Christensen Agate Company-Striped Opaque

Gorgeous striped opaque showing a wonderful pattern of electric yellow on a black base.  Great pattern on this marble and tons of electric yellow.

Size 9/16" Nearmint +8.7
Value $70-140 Open at 35

Lot 47
Contemporary Handmade-Irene Duffy

Wonderful Mosaic from Irene.  I can find many things in this marble including a wonderful green butterfly that I tried to capture in the picture.  Wonderful marble signed with a signature cane.

Size 1 3/16" Mint +9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 48
German Handmade- End of day Onionskin with Mica

Besides not being mint, I am trying to figure out what this marble does not have.  Let's see!!  It has a faceted pontil, a single pontil, stretched onionskin pattern, mica, great size......  Seems like enough.  Marble has several small ticks, but does not detract from the beauty of this extremely rare marble with a few small flaked of mica.

Size 13/16" Nearmint -8.0
Value $100-200 Open at 50

Lot 49
Contemporary Handmade-David Salazar

Wonderful pastel swirl from David with an end of day style aventurine swirls as well.  Wonderful pattern in a wonderful size and signed "DPSalazar 02"

Size 1 5/8" Mint +9.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 50
Akro Agate Company-Hybrid Popeye

This is one that is hard for me not to try and steal.  Gorgeous hybrid Popeye showing yellow, green and red corkscrew on a clear base that is loaded with wispy white.  Marble shows a few small ticks, but in no way detract from its gorgeous appeal.  Simply a wonderful and very hard to find marble.

Size 3/4" Nearmint 8.6
Value $150-300 Open at 75

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